[14-4-2007] Tipperary Clonmel closed

[Mark Gleeson]

This was posted shortly after 4pm yesterday before IE legged it to the pub, less than 24 hours notice when we should get at least 4 weeks.

It was also stuck in the middle of the news items not at the top as you would expect

Track Improvement Works - Tipperary/Clonmel - Sat 14/4/07 by Corporate Communications

Due to Track Improvement Works between Tipperary and Clonmel on Saturday 14/4/2007, the following services will be substituted by buses

11.47 Limerick Junction to Waterford

16.35 Waterford to Limerick Junction

18.45 Limerick Junction to Waterford

07.00 Rosslare Europort to Limerick Junction service will operate to Waterford only with bus transfers from Waterford to Limerick Junction.

Iarnrod Eireann apologises for any inconvenience these essential works may cause

[Thomas J Stamp]

Jimbo from Monesterevin, I hope you are reading this thread.

Close it ; build 120 houses on the alighnment - who cares???

Then when clonmel becomes a commuter town all hell will break lose and we will roll in with the demands of the local rail group who want a realtime connection with civilisation (dont get me wrong Clonmel is soooo D11 it's unreal) that it wont be true.

So, anyway............... upgrading..... yeah....110 year old rail for 60...........big upgrade!!!

Anyone viewing from South Tipp/Waterford/Limerick please pm me.

[sean]

Are they putting down new track or just replacing it with not-so-old track?

[Thomas J Stamp]

not so old

[Mark Gleeson]

The ride is entertaining to say the least

Worst section is Limerick Junc to Tipperary town its very rough, they haven't got around to it yet

The sections where the track has been relaid are fine